Mixer.



T'. H. HOOD.' MIXER.

m PILIOTION I'IJID NOV. 16, 1908. l l 921 ,991 A Patented May 18, 1909 JZ f f7 a J /f/ ff j? f'Lii-* f j 3 vwanfoz HT OHBIQ.

THOMAS HUBERT HOOD, OF WORTHAM, TEXAS.

MIXER.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS HUBERT Hoon, a citizen of the United States, residing at lvortham, in the county of Freestone and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Mixer, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to that class of mixers characterized by a compound rotary dasher.

The object of the present invention is to provide in a device of this kind, improved means for operating the dasher so that the device may be held in, and operated by one hand, leaving the other hand free to hold the receptacle containing the liquid or other sub stance to be mixed; and with this object in view, the invention consists in a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the drawing hereto annexed, in which:-

Figure l is a plan view, and Fig. 2 an edge view of the mixer.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 5 and 6 denote the handles of the mixer. They are so proportioned that they may be readily held in one hand, and they are pivotally connected intermediate their ends as indicated at 7. The inner ends of the handles are formed with grips 8.

The outer end of the handle 5 is slotted, and in said slot is mounted a pair of pinions 9 carried respectively by the dasher-shafts l0. The dashers ll may be of any suitable form or shape. rIlhe pinions 9 are spaced apart edgewise, and between them a rack-bar 12 works, said rack-bar being in mesh with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 16, 1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

serial No. 462,843.

the handles I provided a spring 13 which is connected to the grip portion of the handle 6, and bears on the grip portion of the handle 5. I/Vhen pressure on the handles is released, they are opened by the spring and are normally held thereby in this position. The handle 5 is straight, and the grip portion of the handle 6 extends in a curve from the pivot 7. The other portion of the handle 6 which carries the rack-bar l2 is angular.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a mixing device which is simple in structure which can be easily operated, it being necessary only to grasp the device in one hand and open and close the handles by alternately gripping and releasing the same. The other hand is therefore left free to hold the receptacle containing the liquid or other substance to be mixed. The opening and closing movement of the handles reciprocates the rack-bar l2 and through the gears 9 imparts an alternating rotary movement to the dasher shafts l0, said shafts turning in opposite directions.

What is claimed is A mixer comprising a pair of handles pivotally connected intermediate their ends, one of the ends of said handles being formed with grips, and the opposite end of one of said handles having a transversely extending slot, a rack bar carried by the adjacent end -of the other handle, a pair of pinions mounted in the aforesaid slot, and in mesh with the rack bar on opposite sides thereof respectively, and dasher shafts carried by the pinions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature both pinions, it being provided with teeth on l in the presence of two witnesses.

both edges for this purpose. The rack-bar l2 is pivotally connected at one end to the outer end of the handle 6 by reason of which it will be reciprocated when the handles are alternately opened and closed. For opening THOMAS HUBERT HOOD.

Witnesses:

W. J. BRYANT, VAN Hoo L. STUBBs. 

